The Statesman

Stony Brook students protest against sexual violence in “Take Back the Night”

Nicole Morett • May 8, 2022

More than a dozen students assembled outside the Student Activities Center for the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance’s (FMLA) annual Take Back the Night demonstration — a protest against sexual violence — on April 28.

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SUNY Chancellor Malatras resigns amid growing pressure to step down

Niki Nassiri • December 9, 2021

State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras resigned from his position on Dec. 9 amidst growing pressure after text messages revealed he berated a former aide who later accused former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment.

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Pressure builds on SUNY chancellor to resign

Maya Brown and Steven Keehner • December 6, 2021

The SUNY Student Assembly executive board called on SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras to resign in a press release on Dec. 3 after transcripts revealed vulgar statements directed at a former aide who accused former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment.

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Listen to women when they say they’ve been sexually harassed, especially women in sports

Matt Lindsay • March 31, 2021

#OPINION We need gender inclusivity in every regard, but especially in sports. Until we can collectively realize that what men in sports are doing is wrong, we are never going to truly achieve equality in sports, or anything else.

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Former Stony Brook wideout named in sexual assault report

Ethan Tam • December 12, 2019

On Thursday, Dec. 12, USA Today published an in-depth report detailing how college athletes being investigated for sexual offenses have been able to transfer to other schools in order to continue their playing careers.

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Cancel culture needs to be canceled

Xenia Gonikberg • December 2, 2019

Cancel culture has gone mainstream. When a person, famous or not, is called out on Twitter or other media platforms for mean or insensitive remarks they have made in the past, they get “canceled.”

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#HimToo is the #AllLivesMatter of #MeToo

Aleeza Kazmi • December 2, 2018

The #HimToo movement, if you can even call it a movement, is the #AllLivesMatter of the #MeToo movement.

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Women’s studies professor talks about researchers’ experiences with sexual harassment

Sara Ruberg • November 10, 2018

Very few researchers that were interviewed thought their experiences of sexual harassment were important to share because it was not vital to their data and findings.

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Brooklyn artist launches illustrated series about sexual harassment

Brianne Ledda • November 1, 2018

Brooklyn-based artist Hannah Provisor was waiting for the bus when a man described to her in graphic detail what he wanted to do with her body.

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Stony Brook lacks equality when it comes to bathroom locks

Alex DiNuzzo • October 31, 2018

Gender inequality still exists at Stony Brook University; you can find it on the bathroom doors.

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Department of Education proposes Title IX changes

Donovan Bush • September 23, 2018

Betsy DeVos, the United States Secretary of Education, has proposed changes to Title IX that would narrow the definition of sexual assault, making it more difficult for the accused to be held responsible in a 120-page leaked document.

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Stony Brook is not the 80th-best college in the country

Mike Adams • September 20, 2018

Failing to point out the school’s problems is the same as claiming they don’t exist, and sweeping Stony Brook’s problems under the rug puts a whole new class of high school seniors in a position to be blindsided should they choose to come to the so-called 80th-best college in the country.

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